PIERLS MENAPIA. ir> 



luinute differences in tiie siiape of tiic wings, but dixs not inai<c any mention wliatcver of tlie 

 black m(!.sial line on upper surface, or the very remarkable flesh-colored edging of costa, and 

 .six marginal luuules of same color on under surface of secondaries; so we must come to the 

 conclusion that Scudder fcll_into the same error as Vi. H. Edwards, and described both sexes 

 from male specimens only. 



I would suggest whilst on this snbieet that it might bo better porhai^s, instead of heeding 

 imaginary differauces in the cut of the wings, wiiich only lead to error ; to bear in mind that 

 in none of the Picridse are the male and female marked alike. 



Dr. Feldcr in the Wcincr Monatschrift is more acurate, and appears to be the only one 

 M'ho has heretofore really known the female; he notices that while the male has but five 

 white spots, in the black apical patch, the female has six and also mentions that on secondaries 

 of female, below, the costa, the basal and other spots are livid. 



For the example from which I made my drawing I am indebted to mv valued friend, 

 Mr. Henry Edwards, of California, who received it from A'ancouver's Island. 



April, lS7:i 



NOTES ON SOME SPECIES. 



Papilio Burtonii, Peak., Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc, Phil., p. 89, 1808, is a synonym of P. 

 Columbus, Hew., Trans. Ent. Soc, Ser. II, Vol. 1, p. 98,^ t. 10, f. 1, 1850. 



Papilio Calcli, Peak., Proe. Ent. Soc, Phil., II, p. 138, 18G3, is Papilio Polymetus, 

 Godt, Enc. Meth., 1819. 



Eresia Yorita, Peak., Proc. Ent. Soc, Phil., V., ji. 224, 18Gu, is Eresia lOzra, Hew., 

 Ex. Butt, III, Eres. t. 4, f. 29, 1864. In Kirby's Catalogue, this is set down as variety 

 of Eresia Theoua, Men.; on what grounds J do not know; tlicrc certainly is little or no 

 resemblance. 



'■'Colias Semperi, Reak. is C. Dimcra, Doubl., Hew., Gen. D. 1j., t. 9, 



f. 3, 1847. Although Reakirt's name might be retained for the white female variety, which 

 I believe he was the first to notice and describe. 



Lycsena Helloides, Boisd., L. Castro, Reak., L. lanthc, Edw., concerning these there 

 is some confusion, cither Helloides is unknown in N. American collections or two of the 

 above are synonyms, which latter I am inclined to believe is the real state of affairs, for I do 

 not believe any one American collection can produce examples of all three ; Mr. Edward.s 

 has in his I believe Helloides and lanthe ; Mr. Mead lias lanthe and Helloides, and I 

 have helloides and Castro, but my Helloides is the same as the lanthc of the others and 

 my Castro is like their Helloides, a .specimen of the typical Helloides from Dr. Boisduval 

 would be of some use here I trow. 



April, 1873. 



*^"I have in my possession the types of Reakirt's Semperi male and ferDale, Imt where he i1tscribe<l it 1 cannot 

 recollect or at the moment ascertain. 



